CLARITY Act Misses Weekend Vote After Senate Fails to File Cloture

One of the bill’s chief sponsors, Senator Cynthia Lummis, has signaled she expects the Senate to stay past Friday. “I don’t think we’ll be leaving on Friday. I think we’ll go into the weekend,” she said earlier this week, adding that the CLARITY Act is among the measures she believes deserve a vote before the August break.

Punchbowl News reporter Brendan Pedersen said the bipartisan talks are “very alive in the past 24 hours.” Aides are working to resolve policy differences and secure enough Democratic support for cloture. The goal is 60 votes to move the bill forward. If cloture is approved, a full Senate vote would likely come after the August recess, Pedersen said.

The delay comes as odds of passage have fallen. The CLARITY Act’s probability of passing in 2026 dropped to 27% after the Senate delayed consideration, according to prediction markets tracked by AlphaScala.

Senator Josh Hawley has voiced opposition to the bill over concerns it would hurt community banks. That opposition, combined with the procedural delay, leaves the bill’s path uncertain. The next window for a cloture vote will open when the Senate returns from recess in September.